One of the themes of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. This ‘revolution’ is the move to a much more automated society. Therefore, it’s all about conjoining processes via ‘the network’, and machines making their own...

This one of a series of articles focused on transformation of government service, produced in association with Equiniti. A few years ago, we were discussing the app economy. Apps (i.e. applications, typically, on mobile devices) were revolutionary, or so it appeared....

This one of a series of articles focused on transformation of government service, produced in association with Equiniti. There’s a lot of talk about how all businesses need to transform to become more market relevant and more efficient than the competition. A...

This one of a series of articles focused on transformation of government service, produced in association with Equiniti. Government services also need to be able to respond quickly to policy changes and the needs of the public.[1] Agility and flexibility are the...

The first Queen’s speech, after the election of the new Conservative government in the UK earlier this year, made clear that the government would be introducing a new data protection law. This new law essentially paves the way for the UK to adopt the EU’s...

We are delighted to announce another speaker for our Trust Megatrends Blockchain Masterclass on October 12. Marcella Atzori is a blockchain governance expert and an academic researcher, currently affiliated with the University College of London’s Centre for...

Blockchain will transform many industries. One of the first to feel the impact of blockchain will be the banking and payments sector. In short, blockchain based payment exchanges will allow money to be transferred more easily without the need for intermediaries (like...

In less than a year the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become law across the EU. Many commercial and public sector organisations have been spooked by the impending regulation with its associated, draconian, sanctions. There’s much talk of...

Some have described it as the fourth industrial revolution: when technology becomes embedded in society. Others talk about the new digital economy where technology starts governing, assuring and auditing itself. But, increasingly, there’s agreement that the...

For those of you who have been voracious consumers of the content on this site, you’ll be aware that we have visited the topic of blockchain once or twice. However, blockchain is a topic that we think will have greater resonance in the coming months and years....